Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7
पर्यङ्के विमले शुभ्रे नानास्तरणसंस्तृते । शयानं ददृशुर्देवं सपत्नीकं वृषध्वजम्
paryaṅke vimale śubhre nānāstaraṇasaṃstṛte | śayānaṃ dadṛśurdevaṃ sapatnīkaṃ vṛṣadhvajam
નિર્મળ, ઉજ્જ્વળ, નાનાવિધ આવરણોથી પાથરેલા શય્યાપર તેમણે દેવને શયન કરતા જોયા—પત્ની સહિત વૃષધ્વજ ભગવાન શિવને।
Deductive (Revākhaṇḍa narration)
Scene: A spotless, radiant couch with layered coverings; Śiva, bull-bannered, lies in serene repose with Pārvatī beside him; sages stand at a respectful distance, hands folded, bathed in a soft, otherworldly glow.
FAQs
Divine vision (darśana) arises through purity and reverence—beholding Śiva with Śakti as the complete Supreme.
The Revākhaṇḍa context broadly glorifies the Revā/Narmadā region, though this verse itself is a theophany rather than a site-description.
No direct ritual instruction; it supports a bhakti-oriented practice of contemplation on Śiva with His consort.